Candy-container.



L. M. cooLmGE.

CANDY CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED .IAN.2. I9I7v' Ars l i LAURA 1u. GOOLIDGE, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ,AssIGNOHTO BUNTE BROTHERS, or

CHICAGO, "ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

CANDY-CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A1105. 28, 1917.

g Application led January `2, 1917. Serial No. 140,079.

To all 'whom t may concern:

. Be it known that I, LAURA M. COOLIDGE, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Chicago, `in the county` of Cook l.and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement ein Candy-Containers, of which the following` is a'specification.

My invention relatesl to facsimile bouquets or. candy containerssimulating formal bouquets or boutonnieres, suitable for cotillion favors and `asnovelties for dinners` and festival occasions, and the object is to produce au article of this character composed chiefly yof candy, which may beeaten after the article has served its-purpose as a favor yor novelty.

I accomplish Object by the'construction illustrated in theuccompanying drawing, in which:

.4 article.

,Fig 2 is a vertical section taken on the i aline 2--2,.Fig.l, and` f Fig. 3 1s a fragmentary view, partly in` section, illustrating part of' the method of manufacture.

In `the forinshown iniqthe drawings, I

u provide a baseery backing 1pre`ferably of white embossedor perforated paper having an aperture `Qatthe center.` Abovethis I.

byy using pieces yoff/,thacolor `and shape of i the followingqa redfraspberry, ,an almond, j 4a strawberry, a'peanut, cherry and a ha- .zelnut. The candies/are preferably hard and may or inay'not be filled with a jam or paste formed from the article which4 the piece is intended to represent.

The individual pieces are` held in place by gauze 4.1, as bestshownin Figs.` 2 and 3.

For the purposes of thepatent drawing, it

has been necessary to show this gauze as readily apparent, but in thermanufactured article, I employ a gauze which is inconspicuous and, in fact, practically invisible when the article is held at arrns length. For this purpose I prefer to employ tulle, silk net or similar fabric which, for convenience, may be referred to as lgauze. According to the preferred method of construction,

I take a piece. of candy and lay against the l erably are green in color.

Figure 1 is aperspectiveofthe complete lower end of it the upper end of a small splint 5 of wood. A common, cut toothpick will servethe purpose.

piece of candy and draw the fiowing 4ends down around the splint. I `then apply a filament 6 of fine wire or thread to bind the ends of` the `fabric to thesplint. By this means,y the splint acts as a stern for the individuall piece of candy, and holds it more or lessjerect after the manner of a` flower on its stem. After I have treated all the pieces of candy'in this way, I gather the stems together in a bunch, interspersed preferablywith sprigs 7 of foliage, which pref- I th'en wrap this bunch of `stemswith a lilament of wireor thread in a similar manner and thus obtain a stem for the bouquet. I then pass this stem downV through the central aperture in the backing l, after which it is desirable to apply tin foil 8, tied preferably with a ribbon 9 just beneath the base. The ribbon is preferably of some sti gauze-like fabric and may be of yellow or blue or some other color -which would contrast well with the other parts of the bouquet.,l

When the article is completed it presents a striking imitation Of a bouquet of'flowers. The effect yis best producedby making the article about the size of a boutonnire. The different colored candies form a pleasingcontrast to the green of the sprigs and to the white of the base kand to the color of theribbon beneath. The gauze is inconspicnous and yet it holds the pieces of candy in such manner that they all stand out individually as if they were flowers grouped together.A After the article has served its purpose toentertain the diners, `dancers or other guests, maybe taken apa-rt and the candies eaten. The deviceA therefore per.- forms the function of a candy container.

The candiesy are securelyheld by the gauze I then throw` ai smallsheet of the gauze over the top of the' l copies of aus pat'et may Be obtained fof nor is theieany danger of the candy becomin gfy loose, for the gauze, alth ough` very thin, adapts itself to the shape of thevdiiferent pieces so that a hrm and gentle pressure is exerted on the outer surface of thefcandyf; hence, there is practically nofdanger of the pieces becoming loose or cracking.

It will be understood that 1t is not essential that each and every one of-theelements of the bouquet as shown be present in each 4instance off manufacture; for example, the Aribbon 8 maybe omitted and even the sprigs' 5 maybe omitted without totally destroying the illusion. l/Vhile I prefer to employ rvan individual sheet .of gauze for eachy indi'- vi'dual 'piece of candy, itwouldbejpossible to obtain a somewhat 'similar effect by using one large sheet for the purpose and forming pockets yin it for holding` the individual pieces of candy, the flowingrportions being hunched together in thema-nner stated. The

base or' backing l might also be omitted,

although, of Course, to the detriment ofthe device "as a whole., I'the'refore wish. 7Vto have the invention interpreted in the' 'spirit of the following claims;

Having thus described my inve'ntion, what' I'claim as' new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s: l

1. Asl an article fof manufacture, can 1m1- tation bouquet comprising a plurality ofk piecesof cfjui'dy-7 and an inconspicuous envelop over l each individual piece, the flowingdepending portions of the envelop beingv buncl'i'ed together and fastened to forni astem, ywhereby the pieces of candy stand out as individual elements and have a limited'individual movement and yet formpart of an integral whole and exhibit their truel 3, Animit'ation bouquet comprising a plu`-r rality of pieces of candy, a splint adjacent to each and a gauze over eachv piece for hold ing it to its splint, the splints and adjacent gauze forming the stem of tho bouquet;

- different colors, ap-splintU-adjacent to each, a

gauze over each piece and surrounding the splint to form a stem for the piece, sprigs offoliageinterspersed with each stem, and' ,filament wrapped around the stems and gauze to form a stem for the bouquet as va whole. v

5. An imitation bouquet consisting of a flexible base, a plurality of pieces 'of hard candies of various shapes and "colors, sprigs of foliage, a gauze venvelop inclosing the different pieces of candy', means upholding the candies in vertical position, said gauze and Ysaid upholding means being gathered at the heartof the bouquet "and being there fastened tothe vstems ofthe sprigs.

6; An article of manufacture comprising a' plurality of non-pu-ictui'edy pieces of candy, inconspicuous gauze 'around each individual piece, anda ybase having anlaperture approximately in the center, the gauze being gatheredat the center 'of the bouquet and passing down through said aperture base to forma stem for the.boui'luet.k y

7. An article of 'manufacture lcomprising a plurality of individual candies of various shapes and'c0lors, a flexible base or backing `having .a hole approximately in the center,

inc'onspicuous woven fabric laroundthe individual candies, thefabric being gathered stemsprgs of foliage oxtondngdown into the stern, a backingthrough whi'chvthie penetrates,'and mean'svfor securing the backing in position upon the stem.Q

vIn witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed rny name;

c vnemer M. yoooruooa.

vand being bundled together beneath said beneath the candies', means inside the fabric 

